Archive for July, 2016

Understanding the True Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and how it parallels Christ’s Life, will deepen your appreciation for the infinite gift God has given us. From the Divine Passion, through Pentecost, the priest re-enacts Christ’s actions with every Mass, transcending time and place.

After meditating on the following 37 points, here is a directory of Tridentine Latin Masses, CLICK HERE.

The Mass of the Catechumens

1. Introibo ad altare Dei

The priest going to the foot of the altar represents Christ going to Mount Olivet.

2. Judica me, Deus…

The priest commencing the Holy Mass represents Christ beginning to pray in the Garden.

3. Confiteor Deo…

The priest saying the Confiteor represents Christ falling down and sweating blood at Mt. Olivet.

4. Oramus Te, Domine, per merita Sanctorum Tuorum

The priest going up and kissing the altar, after praying Aufer a nobis…, represents Christ being betrayed by Judas with a kiss.

5. Oremus

The priest going to the Epistle side represents Christ being captured, bound and taken to Annas.

6. The INTROIT

The priest reading the Introit represents Christ being falsely accused by Annas and blasphemed.

7. Kyrie Eleison

The priest going to the middle of the altar and saying the Kyrie eleison represents Christ being brought to Caiphas and these three times denied by Peter.

The priest saying aloud the the Pater Noster represents Christ saying the seven words on the cross.

27. Fraction of the Host

The priest breaking and separating the host represents Christ giving up His spirit.

28. Haec commixtio…

The priest letting a portion of the host fall into the chalice represents His soul going to Limbo.

29. Agnus Dei…

The priest saying the Agnus Dei represents Christ being acknowledged on the cross as the Son of God by many bystanders.

30. HOLY COMMUNION

The priest administering Holy Communion represents Christ being laid in the sepulchre with the white linen over the communion railing representing the pure shroud.

31. Cleansing the Chalice

The priest cleansing the chalice represents Christ being anointed by pure women.

32. Preparing the Chalice

The priest preparing the chalice again represents Christ rising from the dead.

33. Dominus vobiscum…

The priest saying the Dominus vobiscum represents Christ appearing to His mother and the disciples.

34. POSTCOMMUNION

The priest saying the last prayers in the Postcommunion represents Christ teaching for forty days.

35. Dominus vobiscum

The priest saying the Dominus vobiscum just before the Ite Missa est represents Christ taking leave of His disciples with His final words in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John to “Feed My sheep” and ascending into Heaven.

The priest saying the Last Gospel, which is really the First words of the beloved Disciple Saint John, represents sending the Apostles into all parts of the world to preach the Gospel and preserving His Holy Church for all time.

The 37 reasons are taken from The Catholic Church Alone: The One True Church of Christ, Catholic Education Company, New York, 1902, page 551. Thanks to Daily Catholic, for posting. You can find a plethora of Traditional Catholic material there.